Style Points

July 08, 2016 by Elecia White in Software

The path to learning is not always straight. Unlike those who prefer video tutorials or learning through trial and error, I learn through reading or classroom instruction. Sometimes, though, I can get distracted by the way the material is presented.

Increasing Complexity: BB-8 Patrols

May 06, 2016 by Elecia White in Engineering

BB-8 has a patrol mode where it acts autonomously. An exploration of that leads to an introduction to RTOSs, comparing processors, and programming languages. Happily, it all ends in a section that makes some suggestions for you to try out.

Embedded Wednesdays: A Crash Course in C - Part 1 - Integers

April 06, 2016 by Andrei Chichak in Engineering, Software

After a review of the Embedded Wednesdays classes at ENTS, we identified a need for more information about the C language.

This week Andrei starts a series of posts introducing the C language. In this first post he describes the integer data type and some best practices.

Programming C Without Knowing Assembly

February 26, 2016 by Andrei Chichak in Engineering

Today, we got a question regarding programming C and the necessity of knowing the assembly language of the processor that we are working on.

Embedded Wednesdays. Programming Embedded Systems

February 24, 2016 by Andrei Chichak in Engineering

What is the most popular language used for embedded systems programming?

I doubt that the answer will surprise many of you, but this week we look at the history, choices, and contenders in the embedded programming world.